The Flow Meets the Peshtigo by Hannah Ray | Oct 15, 2024 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesThe Roaring Rapids section of the Peshtigo is one of my favorite Wisconsin rivers. This section is approximately 5 miles in length with 6 named rapids. In between the rapids are fun boulder gardens. There are tons of fun lines and eddies to pick your way through the...
Quick Tips to Help Flying with a Freestyle Kayak: Part 1 by Emily Wade | Oct 14, 2024 | Events, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesQuick Tips to Help Flying with a Freestyle Kayak Need to hop on a plane to reach your freestyle kayaking dream destination? Absolutely, so here are a few quick tips I have found helpful over the last 6 years-ish and there is also a link at the end of this blog with me...
Nebraska’s First Whitewater Park by Hannah Ray | Sep 26, 2024 | jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesOver the 4th of July weekend, I took a trip to Norfolk, NE to check out their new whitewater park. The in-river features opened earlier this summer in June, but the riverside amenities and access points were still under construction when I visited in July. (I hear...
3rd Annual Snoqualmie Powerhouse Frankfurter Attainment Classic by kylethomas | Aug 28, 2024 | Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesAlmost all whitewater races I’ve participated in have the same thing in common, going downstream. But not the Powerhouse Frankfurter Attainment Classic in the Greater Seattle Area. This fun community race transforms a local beginner stretch of whitewater into a...
The Kids Kayaking Camp Turns 20 Something! by Jessie Stone | Aug 1, 2024 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesTwenty plus years of inner city kids kayaking camps, and they keep getting better. Each year I think,” it can’t be better than this and can we pull this off again next year?” The answer is YES! Though I will be completely honest and say I ruminate like crazy about how...
Revitalizing the USA Bassin Jackson Kayak Trail – Texas Division: A New Chapter Begins by JK Team | Jul 30, 2024 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Tournament, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerHello, fellow anglers! I’m thrilled to share some exciting news with you: the USA Bassin Jackson Kayak Trail – Texas Division is back and better than ever! As the new tournament director, I’m honored to lead this incredible community and help usher in a...
Class 2 Adventure by dianegaydos | Jul 19, 2024 | Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesEver wonder how you can make a class 2 river more exciting? Just add kids! A few days ago my husband and I took our kids to the Hiwassee River for a class 2 adventure. When I was first pregnant, my husband and I debated about the best way to get our kids on the river....
E-fish-N-C by joey monteleone | Jul 12, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Reports, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerE-fish-N-C The definition of efficiency; the ability to achieve an end goal with little to no waste, effort or energy. Many years ago, I incorporated this logic into my fishing and outdoor approach. Arming myself with basic items and shied away from anything...
River Clean Up by JK Team | Feb 1, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Reports, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater Fishing, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerSubmitted by Adam Pross I walk the shores of a local river in my area. What once was so beautiful and majestic is now slowly disappearing. I was blown away by the amount of trash that we, as recreational river users, leave behind, which may not all be intentional....
Cold Water Kayak Fishing by joey monteleone | Jan 31, 2024 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerCold Water Kayak Fishing Regardless of geographic location it’s likely you’ll be faced with colder water conditions at some point in time. Cold is a relative term dependent on what normal conditions might be. Cold in the north could mean “hard water” aka ice. In...
Wesley’s 2023 Rain Gauge Report by wildwildwes | Jan 26, 2024 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesThe spread sheets below are data from my rain gauge I have installed at my house in Elizabethton, TN. It is a true nerdy rain gauge measuring precipitation to the nearest 1/100th of an inch daily. 2023 turned out to be a less than an average year for rainfall for our...
L-E-A-V-E Teaching Acronym for River Ferries, Eddy Turns, & Peel Outs by kylethomas | Jan 25, 2024 | Featured Post, Instructional, Intermediate Moves, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesTeaching kayaking since 2009, I’ve learned all sorts of different acronyms to remember when ferrying from Point A to Point B across river currents, entering a river eddy with an eddy turn, and exiting a river eddy with a peel out. These are essential maneuvers for all...